Bsi bs au 258 1995 (1999)

BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES BS AU 258 1995 Specification for Elasticated straps BS AU 258 1995 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Engineering Sector Board, w[.]

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stan ard:

Commi e reference AUE/9

Draft for comment9 /71 6 1DC

The prep ration of this British Stand rd was entrusted to Tech ical

Commit e AUE/ 9, Automobi e d etais and ac es ories, upon which the

fol owing bodies were represented:

Automobi e Association

Consumer Pol cy Commit e of BSI

Dep rtment of Trad e an Ind ustry ( Consumer Safety Unit, CA Div ision)

Dep rtment of Transport

Garag e Equipment Association

Institute of Tra ing Stand ards Administration

Petrol Pump Man facturer ’ Association

Society of Motor Man facturer and Tra er Limited

The fol owing bod ies were also represented in the d rafting of the stand ard,

throug h subcommit e s an p nels:

BSI Testing Serv ices

ICE ( Erg onomic )

Am endm ents is ued sinc publ cation

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This British Stand ard has be n prep red b Tech ical Commit e AUE/9 It

esta lshes a lev el ofperormance for elasticated stra s with en at achments

and at empts to minimiz the risk of injury when used

It is howev er ack owledg ed that these elasticated stra s are not d esig ned for use

b chi d ren and should be clearly la eled to this efect

The streng th req uirement proposed has be n ded uced b ev aluating publshed

anthropometric d ata an ar iv ing at a compromise betwe n the ma imum pul

streng th and repeated pul streng ths

It is ac epted that elasticated stra s are only suited for retaining l g ht loa s

which hav e l t le or no wind resistance an not for any safety c itical use

A British Stand ard d oes not purport to includ e al the neces ary prov isions of a

contract User of British Stand rd s are responsible for their cor ect a plcation

Com pl anc with a British Standard does not ofitself confer im m unity

f om leg al o l g ations

Sum mary of pag es

This document comprises a f ont cov er, an insid e font cov er, p g es i an i ,

p g es1 and2 an a b ck cov er

This stand rd has be n up ated ( se copy rig ht d ate) an ma hav e ha

amendments incorporated This wi l be ind icated in the amendment ta le on

theinside f ont cov er

1 Scope

This British Stand ard specifies req uirements for the

per ormance of elasticated stra s an their

at achments ( tog ether refer ed to in this stand rd

as stra as embl es) throug hout a rang e of

temperatures, tog ether with instructions for use

and warning marking s

The products this stand ard cov er are sing le stra s,

g eneral y ma e f om braided rub er cord with wire

ho ks ( sometimes k own as bung ee cords), or multi

stra s an end at achments ( sometimes k own as

spider ) but ma v ary in form and material used

They ma also be sup led as p rt of another

sy stem, such as lug g ag e car ier or shop ing

trol es

The stand rd do s not a ply to stra s or as embles

if the ov eral leng th is les than20 mm

u extended

2 Construction

2.1 The prod uct shal be fe fom any ac es ible

bur s, sharp edg es or other feature that could cause

injury in hand ling

2.2 I the en at achment is constructed with a

locking sy stem then any risk of fing er entra ment

shal be broug ht to the at ention of the user b

inclusion within the instructions, ( se clause4)

NOT The constructon of the locking system should b such as

to av oid this risk

2.3 W hen tested in ac ord nce with Annex A, each

elastic stra as embly shal sustain a for e of4 0N

for1 min I the stra as embly is man factured in

the form of a spider the centre joining dev ice shal

also sustain this for e

2.4 The stra shal stretch to its ma imum usa le

leng th, as stated b the man facturer, with the

a pl cation of a for e of les than or equal to4 0N

3 Product marking

3.1The product shal car y a waterpro f la el which

shal be of suficient streng th that it can ot be

d etached fom the stra b a for e of up to7 N

a pled b fing er g rip only The let ering on the

la el shal be printed red on white using ca ital

let er of3mm minimum heig ht for the word

“ W arning ”,1mm lower case “x” heig ht for the text

and shal comprise the folowing :

“W ARNING

Do not stretch bey on the ma imum usa le

leng th of

1)

Ke p ey es, face an u protected areas of the

bod out of pos ible rebound p th

Ke p out of reach of chid ren

Do not use to secure heav y or larg e ( wind

resistant) loa s.”

In a d ition the la el shal include the folowing

information

a) The UK man facturer’s, importer’s or

d istributor’s name or tra e mark and a d res

b) The n mber and y ear of this British Stand rd,

i.e.BS AU25 :19 5

2)

3.2 The warning s shal be clearly visible on the

prod uct or p ckag ing at the point of sale

4 Instructions for use

At the point of sale the instructions for use shal be

included with the stra as embly and shal cov er at

least the folowing

a) The ma imum usa le leng th

b) Method s of cor ect at achment, outlning any

potential risks

c) W arning s ag ainst potential misuse, as folows

1) Not to use worn or f ay ed stra s

2) Not to join or k ot stra s tog ether

3) Not to modify or alter the end at achments

1)

This leng th shal b g iv en b the man facturer

2)

Marking BS AU2 8:1 9 on or in relaton to a prod ct re resents a man facturer’s declaraton of conformiy , i.e.a claim b or

on b half of the man facturer that the prod ct me ts the re uirements of the stan ard The acuracy of the claim is therefore

solely the resp nsibiliy of the p r on making the claim S ch a declaraton is not to b confused wih third p rty certficaton of

conformiy which ma also b desira le

Annex A (normative)

Method oftest

A.1 Principle

An elasticated stra is subjected to a specified

tensie for e

A.2 Apparatus

A.2.1 Tensioner , comprising a means of a ply ing a

stea y tensi e for e to the at achment throug h a

rou d ste l b r,10mm in diameter W here the

internal diameter of the at achment is les

than10mm a ste l b r of d iameter eq ual to the

internal diameter of the at achment ma be used

A.2.2 For ce mea sur ing d evic , to ind icate the

ma imum for e a pled, ca a le of measuring up

to5 0N an ac urate to within±5N

A.2.3 Enclosur e, to contain any debris f om a

component fai ing u d er test

A.3 Test spe imens

Attachments f om an as embly ma be tested

sep rately , but any cut ing , sep ration, mou ting or

securing of the sample shal be car ied out so as not

to afect the at achment being ev aluated an so that

the for e is a pl ed in a man er representativ e of

normal use

A.4 Tem perature of test and conditioning

Conduct tests with the specimens at ( 20±2) °C,

at(–15±2)°C and at( 40±2)°C

Cond ition the specimen at the test temperature for

at least4h prior to testing

A.5 Proc dure

N T Take a pro riate safety precautons to a oid injury

d uring these tests

Apply a tensie for e prog res iv ely to the as embly

b stretching the cord at a stead y rate

betwe n10 mm/min and1 0 0mm/ min, up to a

for e of4 0N, an maintain this for e for1 min

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